Dear Colleague ​,

I am pleased to inform you that the International Scientific Conference on Probiotics and Prebiotics – IPC2016 will be held during  21st – 23rd of June 2016 in Budapest, Hungary.

It is our intention to further confirm IPC as the worldwide leading scientific conference on probiotics and prebiotics. You will get the opportunity to gather inspiration from the most eminent experts of probiotics and prebiotics in many different ways, participating in the pre-conference workshops, and attending multiple networking activities.

The scientific programme will focus on emerging areas and current advances in the research, production and use of probiotics and prebiotics with particular focus on their role in maintaining health and preventing diseases. Please, find the preliminary scientific subject areas in the appendix to this message.

By simply returning this e-mail you can be pre-registered and you will be further up-dated on scientific programme, keynote lectures, abstract submission and deadlines in due time.

Registration starts on the 1st of December 2015. Abstract submission starts on the 4th of January 2016.

Budapest is one of the top 10 conference destination worldwide and has a lot to offer for all tastes and is easy to reach from all continents. For more information on Budapest please click here, for more information on Hungary please click here.

For further information please visit the conference homepage www.probiotic-conference.net. 

In case of any question, please do not hesitate to contact us. 

Web: www.probiotic-conference.net
Group leader, Academy of Immunology and Microbiology (AIM), Institute for Basic Science (IBS) , Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology POSTECH Biotech Center Homepage: http://irt.postech.ac.kr

PS: Preliminary subject areas of IPC2016

• Models to Study Intestinal Interactions
• Faecal transplantation
• Intestinal microbiome transplantation
• Microbiome of the GIT
• Modulation of the Intestinal Micro-flora
• Biomarkers of Probiotic Efficacy
• Mucosal Health and Integrity
• Diarrhoe Prevention
• Pediatric Nutrition
• Stimulation of the Intestinal Immune System
• Non-mucosal Interaction with the Immune System and Allergy
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Crohn’s Disease
• Urogenital Applications
• Zoo-technical Benefits
• Mechanisms of Action
• Bacteriocins
• Probioceuticals
• Quorum Sensing, Quorum Quenching
• Genetics, Functional Genomics, Metabolomics of Probiotics
• Non-LAB Probiotics – bifidobacteria, yeasts, bacilli
• Recombinant Probiotics
• Taxonomy – current issues
• Delivery Vehicles
• Quality Assurance and Stability
• Prebiotics
• Synbiotics
• Clinical Trials and Health Claim    Substantiation
• Identification, Characterisation of Strains
• Novel Strains and Approaches
• Adverse Effects, Safety
• Regulatory Issues and Barriers
• Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics – Visions and Opportunities